【根】mort＝death（死）

mortician
someone whose job is to arrange funerals and prepare bodies to be buried
British Equivalent: undertaker
n. [美]承办殡葬者; 殡仪业者

mortuary
A place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.
Of or relating to burial practices.
Relating to or characteristic of death.
n.
1. 停尸房; (医院的)太平间
2. 殡仪馆
adj.属于或有关埋葬死人的; 死亡的

mortify 使某人想去死 → 使受辱，使伤害
To cause to experience shame, humiliation, or wounded pride; humiliate.
To discipline (one's body and physical appetites) by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
To practice ascetic discipline or self-denial of the body and its appetites.
Pathology. To undergo mortification; become gangrenous or necrosed.
vt.
1. 使感到羞辱; 使蒙受屈辱
2. 抑制(情欲等)
3. 使悔恨; 伤害(感情)
vi.
1. 【医】患脱疽
2. 【植】生枯斑, 坏死

例句：
The teacher was mortified by his own inability to answer such a simple question.
老师因自己回答不出如此简单的问题而感到羞愧。

mortification
A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation.
Pathology. Death or decay of one part of a living body; gangrene or necrosis.
n.
1. 【医】脱疽, 坏疽
2. 【宗】禁欲, 苦行, 节食
3. 耻辱; 悔恨
4. 【植】枯斑, 坏死

例句：
To my mortification, my manuscript was rejected.
使我感到失面子的是:我的稿件被退了回来。

趣味单词

【根】acr＝sour（酸的），sharp（锐利的）

acrimonious 俺可以骂你死 ，够刻薄吧
Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.
adj.
1. 辛辣的; 尖刻的; 恶毒的; 剧烈的
2. 厉害的

例句：
His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated his audience.
他发表尖刻言论的倾向使得他的听众疏远了他。

acrimony
Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior.
n.(态度、语言等的)毒辣, 激烈, 刻毒

acrid
Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter.
Caustic in language or tone.
adj.
1. 辛辣的; 苦的; 尖刻的; 刺激的; 具有腐蚀性的; 苛性的
2. 刻毒的; 泼辣的

例句：
There is an acrid tone to your remarks.
你说这些话的口气带有讥刺意味。